Wall supported jar cap wrench



July 18, 1950 M. s. KORMUTH 2,515,655

WALL SUPPORTED JAR CAP WRENCH Filed April 3, 1947 In ventor Martin S. Kormufh WWW Patented July 18, 1950 rteo STATES PATENT FIZCE 2,515,655 WALL surronrrcn JARCAPWRENCH' Martin S. K'ormuth, Charlerui, Pa.. Application April 3, 1947',.sel=ia1.No..7s9 ,os.7

(or. ifl-SLEl 2 Claims.

1 The present inventionrelates tokitchen accessories and appliances, generally speaking. and has moreparticular reference to-a-novel and improved gripping and holding device for screwcaps such as are currently used on bottles; jars,

and analogous food andcommodity containers.

More specifically; the inventionhas reference to 'a wedge-typef-riction gripping device: which is adapted tobe-attaohed toa relatively fixed support, such as awall, window or door frame, cabinet or the like, this in amanner to permit the capped end of the jar to be wedged and held therein in a manner to permit both ends to be applied to the jar for purposes of turning the latter, in relation to the cap and thus removing the cap or simply loosening and starting it in order that it may be wholly unscrewed and removed by hand.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical vise-like gripping and holding device which is suspended on a wall or other stationary surface and which is of simple V-shaped form to aptly and suitably serve the ends wanted.

More specifically, novelty is predicated upon a V-shaped member of resilient stock, the crotch or bight portion thereof being provided with a lateral spacer, the limb portions being jacketed in protector sleeves, and the free end portions of the limbs being so bent and fashioned as to be movably suspended from eye-screws anchored in the Wall or in an equivalent support.

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cap gripping and holding device constructed in accordance with the invention showing the particular construction thereof and also illustrating the manner in which it is resultfully used;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken approximately on the plane of the line 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 3 is a detail section, on an enlarged scale, this on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, also looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings by distinguishing reference numerals it will be noted that the essential part of the device is of general V-shaped form as denoted at 4, the same being fashioned from a single length of stout wire or a rod of cylindrical cross sectional form. The wire is bent intermediate its ends and the crotch or bight portion 5 is bent laterally to form a combined rest and spacing element. The. vertex of the element" 5 rests, when in use, against the wall or other supportingv surface 6'. It. thus serves to space the limbs of the v-part, that is the limbs T and 8; away from andin substantial parallelism with the support 6.. The upper end portions, the free ends, of the limbs are of approximate L- shaped'f'ornnthe principal lateral bends beinggdenoted'by the numeral 9 and the termi'nalbends by the numerals It. These terminal bends. which assume horizontal positions, are adapted to be slidably suspended in the eye portions of eye-screws ll mounted in the wall. The limbs have their intermediate portions encased in jacketing sleeves 12. For reinforcing and stabilizing purposes, I provide an assembling clip or cleat, this being denoted by the numeral 13 and being attached to the converging end portions of the device 4. In other words, where the limbs converge into close proximity, there is a clip l3 and this has hooks M which embrace the limbs. The clip serves to limit the degree of spreading of said limbs.

The drawings also show an example jar (bottle, tin or other container) which is denoted by the numeral 1 5 and which has a conventional screwcap l5.

It is obvious that the limbs are possessed of sufficient inherent resiliency that their normal or natural attendency is to approach one another. The clip 13 with its hooks I l serves to limit the distance of spreading of convergent ends and the L-shaped styling of the upper free ends of the limbs in conjunction with the eyes serves to limit the outward spreading of the divergent ends. The range of spread is such as to accommodate jar caps of different diameters and it is evident that by forcing the cap into place between the spreadable 'limbs, and by jamming same until it is lodged, a friction grip is thus attained and the jar is virtually anchored in a set place. Now, by grasping the jar and turning it in the direction of the arrow A, the cap is held and the jar is partly unscrewed. Once the cap is loosened, the jar and cap are then disengaged from between the limbs and the cap is completely removed by hand.

It is to be understood that the tip or vertex portion of the spacer-rest 5 is not fastened permanently to the wall. It simply rests in contact with the wall.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunction with the invention as illustrated in the drawings will enable the reader to obtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged features of merit and novelty sufficient to clarify the construction of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Minor changes in shape, size, materials and rearrangement of parts may be resorted to in actual practice so long as no departure is made from the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A jar cap gripping, holding and loosening device of the type shown and described comprising a substantially V-shaped frame adapted to be suspended for use in a vertical position on a wall or other supporting surface, said frame embodying a pair of resilient limbs converging at corresponding end portions and diverging at their free end portions, the latter end portions of the limbs having substantially rigid L-shaped'attaching members, the respective terminals of said members being directed laterally and outwardly and being adapted to be hooked and fastened in screw eyes which are properly attached to the stated supporting surface, the converging end portions of said limbs defining a crotch portion and said crotch portion being bent at right angles to the limbs and parallel to said L-shaped members to provide a spacer, the vertex of which is adapted to embodying a pair of resilient limbs converging at corresponding end portions and diverging at their free end portions, the latter end portions of the limbs having substantially rigid L-shaped attaching members, the respective terminals of said members being directed laterally and outwardly and being adapted to be hooked and fastened in screw eyes which are properly attached to the stated supporting surface, the converging end portions of said limbs defining a crotch portion and said crotch portion being bent at right angles to the limbs and parallel to said L-shaped members to provide a spacer, the vertex of which is adapted to rest against said supporting surface, and a reinforcing clip having end portions secured around the converging end portions of said limbs adjacent to said spacer.

MARTIN S. KORMUTH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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